Biopsychosocial frailty and the incident risk of cardio- and cerebrovascular diseases: an 8-year follow-up of the italian longitudinal study on aging

Puntos clave

• Increased incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases was associated with biopsychosocial frailty over 8 years.
• The study observed a significant correlation between frailty levels and incidence rates of both disease types.
• Data were obtained from an 8-year longitudinal study on aging, focusing on older Italian adults across various health measures.
• Findings emphasize the importance of assessing biopsychosocial frailty in aging populations to potentially prevent diseases.